U.S. Route 36 in Kansas
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US-36 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by KDOT | ||||
Length | 390 mi[1] (630 km) | |||
Existed | 1926[citation needed]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Kansas | |||
Counties | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith, Jewell, Republic, Washington, Marshall, Nemaha, Brown, Doniphan | |||
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U.S. Route 36 (US-36) is a major east–west route in the U.S. state of Kansas, extending from the Colorado state line to the Missouri border.
Route description
[edit]The highway enters from Colorado into Cheyenne County, and shares a seven-mile (11 km) concurrency through the town of St. Francis with K-27, the first north–south route intersected in Kansas. K-27 splits east of St. Francis and heads south toward Goodland, and US-36 then continues through Bird City and McDonald before intersecting K-25 in Atwood, the seat of Rawlins County.
US-36 continues east through Decatur County, intersecting with US-83 in Oberlin before beginning a concurrency with K-383 in Norton County, a concurrency which runs for 12 miles (19 km) through the city of Norton, where it crosses US-283. K-383 splits in eastern Norton County and bends northeast toward Almena and the Nebraska state line, while US-36 enters Phillips County, picking up a brief concurrency with US-183 in Phillipsburg.
The highway passes through the small towns of Agra and Kensington before reaching Smith Center, the seat of Smith County, where US-281 joins US-36 for a 12-mile (19 km) concurrency. Near Lebanon, US-36 passes about four miles (6.4 km) south of the Geographic center of the contiguous United States, which is indicated by a marker where US-281 splits northward to Lebanon. US-36 then passes through largely unpopulated areas, except for the tiny town of Mankato in Jewell County.
At Belleville, the seat of Republic County, US-36 has an interchange with US-81. After passing through Washington County, US-36 picks up a brief concurrency with US-77 in Marysville, the seat of Marshall County, and another one with US-75 in Fairview. Between the junctions with US-77 and US-75, the highway passes through Nemaha County and its seat, Seneca.
In Brown County, US-36 becomes a super two, intersecting the concurrency of US-73 and US-159 in Hiawatha. The highway becomes full-access again before entering Doniphan County for its final trek through the state, passing through Troy and into Wathena, where it picks up freeway status though Elwood before crossing the Missouri River on the Pony Express Bridges and entering Missouri.
History
[edit]Prior to 1926, the portion of future US-36 between Norton and the Missouri state line was known as the Rock Island Highway.[2] The US-36 designation first appeared on Kansas maps in 1932.[3] Since then, the highway has been straightened and parts of it upgraded to freeway or super two status.
Originally US-36 overlapped K-63 for a mile north out of Seneca, then turned east and left K-63 towards Oneida. Then in a March 21, 1939 resolution, it was approved to realign US-36 between Seneca and Fairview on a straight alignment, eliminating the overlap with K-63.[4]
Major junctions
[edit]All exits are unnumbered.
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Cheyenne | | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Colorado |
| ![]() ![]() | West end of K-27 concurrency | |||
| ![]() ![]() | East end of K-27 concurrency | |||
Bird City | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Rawlins | Atwood | ![]() | |||
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Decatur | Oberlin | ![]() | Former US-183 | ||
Norton | | ![]() ![]() | West end of K-383 concurrency; former US-383 south; originally US-83 south | ||
Norton | ![]() | Former K-21 | |||
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| ![]() ![]() | East end of K-383 concurrency; former US-383 north; originally US-83 north | |||
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Phillips | Phillipsburg | ![]() ![]() | West end of US-183 concurrency; former K-1 north | ||
![]() ![]() | East end of US-183 concurrency; former K-1 south | ||||
Smith | Kensington | ![]() ![]() | |||
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Smith Center | ![]() ![]() ![]() | West end of US-281 concurrency; former K-8 south | |||
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| ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; east end of US-281 concurrency; northern terminus of K-181; US-281 north is former K-65 | |||
Jewell | | ![]() ![]() | |||
| ![]() ![]() | West end of K-128 concurrency | |||
| ![]() ![]() | East end of K-128 concurrency; former K-28 west | |||
| ![]() ![]() | West end of K-14 concurrency | |||
| ![]() ![]() | East end of K-128 concurrency | |||
Republic | | ![]() ![]() | |||
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Belleville | ![]() | Interchange | |||
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Washington | | ![]() ![]() | |||
| ![]() ![]() | West end of K-15 concurrency; former K-15W north | |||
Washington | ![]() ![]() | East end of K-15 concurrency; former K-15W south | |||
| ![]() | Former K-15E | |||
Marshall | Marysville | ![]() ![]() | West end of US-77 concurrency | ||
![]() ![]() | East end of US-77 concurrency | ||||
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Nemaha | | ![]() ![]() | |||
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Seneca | ![]() ![]() | West end of K-63 concurrency | |||
| ![]() ![]() | East end of K-63 concurrency | |||
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Brown | | ![]() | Interchange | ||
| 12th Street | West end of super two | |||
Hiawatha | ![]() ![]() | ||||
| Mulberry Road | ||||
| Raccoon Road | ||||
| Timber Road | ||||
Doniphan | | Ash Point Road – Leona | At-grade intersection; east end of super two | ||
| ![]() | Interchange | |||
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| ![]() | Interchange; northern terminus of K-136 | |||
Wathena–Elwood line | 165th Road | West end of freeway | |||
Elwood | ![]() | Southern terminus of K-238 | |||
Roseport Road | |||||
Missouri River | 390.0 | 627.6 | Pony Express Bridges; Kansas–Missouri line | ||
![]() ![]() | Continuation into St. Joseph, Missouri | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ "U.S. Route 36 in Kansas" (Map). Google Maps. Google. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Official Map: Kansas State Roads" (PDF). Kansas Highway Commission. 1918. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ "Kansas State Highway System" (PDF). State Highway Commission of Kansas. 1932. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (March 21, 1939). "Resolution for Relocation and Redesignation of Road in Nemaha and Brown Counties". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Transportation in Cheyenne County, Kansas
- Transportation in Rawlins County, Kansas
- Transportation in Decatur County, Kansas
- Transportation in Norton County, Kansas
- Transportation in Phillips County, Kansas
- Transportation in Smith County, Kansas
- Transportation in Jewell County, Kansas
- Transportation in Republic County, Kansas
- Transportation in Washington County, Kansas
- Transportation in Marshall County, Kansas
- Transportation in Nemaha County, Kansas
- Transportation in Brown County, Kansas
- Transportation in Doniphan County, Kansas
- U.S. Route 36
- U.S. Highways in Kansas